Bhagavad Gita Chapter 15, Verse 7

ममैवांशो जीवलोके जीवभूतः सनातनः | मनःषष्ठानीन्द्रियाणि प्रकृतिस्थानि कर्षति ||

mamaivaṁśo jīva-loke jīva-bhūtaḥ sanātanaḥ manaḥ-ṣaṣṭhānīndriyāṇi prakṛti-sthāni karṣati

The living entities in this material world are My eternal fragmental parts. Bound by material nature, they struggle with the six senses, including the mind.

Krishna reveals the fundamental truth about you: 'Mamaivaṁśo jīva-loke jīva-bhūtaḥ sanātanaḥ'—the living entities in this material world are My eternal fragmental parts. You're not separate from the Supreme—you're a fragment, a part. But you're 'sanātanaḥ'—eternal. Your essence is eternal, even though you're in the material world. 'Manaḥ-ṣaṣṭhānīndriyāṇi prakṛti-sthāni karṣati'—you struggle with the six senses (including the mind), situated in material nature. You're bound by material nature (prakriti), and you struggle—not because you're weak, but because you're trying to find happiness through material senses while being a spiritual fragment. This is the fundamental conflict: you're eternal and divine, but you're bound and struggling. Understanding this is the first step to liberation—recognizing your true nature as an eternal fragment of the Supreme.